Androscoggin County ME Archives History - Books .....Davis Family 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 22, 2008, 12:22 am Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine DAVIS. William, son of Nathaniel and Martha Davis, was baptized in Scarborough 26 July 1730. He married Judith ____. Their son, Capt. Isaac Davis, was born in Scarborough 26 Mch. 1758. He was a Revolutionary soldier and Capt. of militia. Moved to Royalsborough in 1780 and settled on lot 124. He married, 1 April 1784 Dorcas, dau. of Judah Chandler. He was selectman and Town Clerk sixteen years, one of the leading men of the town. 'Died 11 Nov. 1846. His wife, born 28 Oct. 1758, died 26 Sept. 1842. JUDITH b. 11 Mch. 1785; m. 11 Dec. 1806 William Blake of Lisbon; d. 26 June 1863. MARY b. 29 Oct. 1786; m. 31 May 1806 Thomas Sawyer of Westbrook. PHEBE b. 20 Nov. 1788; m. 28 Sept. 1809 her cousin Jonathan Larrabee; d. 16 Oct. 1869 in Mexico, Me. WILLIAM b. 5 Oct. 1790; m. (Int. Rec. 12 Nov. 1814) Lydia Batchelder of Phippsburg. Killed by lightning 8 June 1819. MERCY b. 25 Mch. 1793; d. 28 Mch. 1796. JOHN CHANDLER b. 11 May 1795; m. (Int. Rec. 12 Jan. 1820) Betsey Booker of Durham; d. 26 Dec. 1835. MERCY b. 21 Dec. 1797; m. 15 Aug. 1819 William Roak. JOSEPH b. 23 Feb. 1802; m. 13 Oct. 1826 Sarah Vining. Joseph Davis, the last mentioned, lived as a farmer on the homestead. He died 28 Mch. 1873. Five ch. WILLIAM H. b. 5 June 1827; m. (1) Ann Doughty (2) Lucretia M. Robinson. WESLEY b. 3 Aug. 1829; m. Sarah Avery; killed on R. R. 10 Jan. 1856. WILLARD B. b. 26 Sept. 1834; ni. Matilda Turner. WENDALL P. b. 27 June 183S; m. Mehitabel Hurlburt. WILEY L. b. 15 Sept. 1841; m. Nellie E. Merrill. Lives in Durham. There were other Davises in Royalsborough, but none seem to have remained long. Elias Davis is mentioned as early as 1775. His taxes were abated in 1791. The same year Joseph Davis was chosen moderator. Elias Davis' wife's name was Bethiah. Joseph may have been their son. They lived at S. W. Bend. In 1793 Elias Davis of Bakerstown (Poland) was warned to leave town. Moses, son of Michael Davis, is recorded as born 14 Oct. 1786. Enoch Davis, born in Wentworth, N. H., 24 Feb. 1772, married, 27 Nov. 1800 Sally Currier. Their children were Abel b. 10 Nov. 1801; Sally b. 9 May 1803; Lucy b. 2 April 1805. Benjamin, son of Benjamin and Dorcas (Wharff) Davis of Pownal, was born 16 April 1803. He married 31 Dec. 1829 Patience Douglas. They lived on the old Douglas homestead in Durham. He died 21 Oct. 1862. His wife died 24 April 1887. 6 ch. DORCAS WHARFF, b. 13 Aug. 1831; m. 11 Jan. 1849 Joseph Tuttle; d. 27 Dec. 1888. MARGARET SNOW, b. 31 Aug. 1833; d. 16 Dec. 1854. Unm. JOSEPH HENRY, b. 2 Oct. 1835; m. (1) 2\ Nov. 1864 Hattie W. Richardson of Brunswick; (2) Julia Ann Day. He is a carriage maker and farmer. Has been Selectman and Representative to the Legislature. Has only one child living, Hattie. LYDIA ELLEN b. 23 Nov. 1837; m. 17 June 1858 Samuel Webber of Guilford. WILLIAM PENN b. 15 May 1841; m. 16 April 1865, Louisa Day of Durham. Two children, Everett who lives in Bath, and Ella who m. Burton B. Brown of Durham. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN b. 5 Dec. 1843; m. 8 Sept. 1867 Augusta E. Record, born 18 Jan. 1844. He died in Freeport 30 Sept. 1880. One son, George, lives in Portland. Additional Comments: Part of Chapter XII. GENEALOGICAL NOTES Extracted from: HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES. BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE. PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN. LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 1899. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/history/1899/historyo/davisfam47nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mefiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb